In seven years’ time, it’s possible that an interstellar visitor will touch down on our planet’s surface with tremendous force. But Earthlings need not fear — not yet, anyway. A large asteroid dubbed ...

Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of striking Earth in 2032.

Scientists will point the world’s most powerful telescope at the asteroid 2024 YR4, in the hope of understanding whether it ...

YR4 has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but for now, you can watch it fly harmlessly through space in a short ...